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Academic vs Athletic Scholarships

Aug 4, 2016 | Wildwood Blog

Want college scholarship money?   Focus on academics not athletics.  Take a look at "The Costs, The Odds and The Payoff" for scholarships that follow.    More details at the link below.  You might be surpr..

Prevent Summer Slide

May 4, 2016 | Wildwood Blog

How Real is Summer Learning Loss? Prevent the Summer Slide! The summer slide can have long-lasting effects on a student’s academic life. “Early summer learning losses have later life consequences, including high school curriculum placeme..

5 THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN CHOOSING A MATH TUTOR

Nov 24, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

You’ve made the decision to find help for your son or daughter with Math. You thought that was the hard part, but now you’re faced with a new set of questions. Who is qualified to help? Where and when will the tutoring take place? What does my..

Math Myth Buster #3: "The Black Hole of Math”

Oct 14, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

Like lot of parents, Bailey’s* mother came to us because she was struggling in math class…again. Bailey has passed all of her math classes but not without a lot of extra support. In the past, Bailey’s mother has hired a private tutor an..

Math Myth Buster #2: "Speed is a Measure of Math Ability"

Oct 13, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

If your child cringes at the words “Math Minute” or “Rocket Math” he is not alone.  For some students, timed math tests are 60 seconds of stress and anxiety that culminate in a completely blank mind. As they watch their peers ..

Math Myth Buster #1: “We’re just not talented at math in our family.”

Sep 24, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

When it comes to learning, there are two different trains of thought. Some people believe that their ability to learn something is fixed: determined by their IQ before they’ve even said their first word.   That belief influences how we appro..

Forget the ABC’s. Start the School Year Right with the “5 P’s”

Sep 10, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

Forget the ABC’s. Start the School Year Right with the “5 P’s” Early alarms, packing lunches and catching the bus! School is back in session. As parents, we all want our children to succeed, and this is often the time of year wh..

TriMathlon 2015

Sep 1, 2015 | Wildwood Blog

Mathnasum of Wildwood is hosting the Greater St. Louis area Trimathlon.  Join us Sunday October 18th, 2015 for our 5th Annual TriMathlon! Test your math skills, receive awesome participant gifts, earn money for local schools, and be eligible to w..

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